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cash⋅mere
[kazh-meer, kash-] 
mɪər
–noun
| 1. | the fine, downy wool at the roots of the hair of the Kashmir goat. |
| 2. | a garment made of this wool. |
| 3. | a yarn made from this wool. |
| 4. | a wool or cashmere fabric of plain or twill weave. |
Kash⋅mir
[kash-meer, kazh-, kash-meer, kazh-] –noun
| 1. | Also, Cashmere. a former princely state in SW Asia, adjacent to India, Pakistan, Sinkiang, and Tibet: sovereignty in dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947. |
| 2. | Official name, Jammu and Kashmir. the part of this state occupied by India, forming a state in the Indian union. 5,220,000; ab. 53,500 sq. mi. (138,000 sq. km). Capital: Srinagar (summer); Jammu (winter). |
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| cash·mere (kāzh'mîr', kāsh'-, kāzh-mîr', kāsh-) n.
[After Kashmir.] |
| Cash·mere (kāzh'mîr', kāsh'-, kāzh-mîr', kāsh-) See Kashmir. |
Kash·mir (kāsh'mîr', kāsh-mîr')
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Cashmere
Cash"mere\, n. 1. A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himalayas. Some cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale to Europeans. 2. A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere. Cashmere shawl, a rich and costly shawl made of cashmere; -- often called camel's-hair shawl.
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Language Translation for : cashmere
Spanish:
cachemir, cachemira,
German:
der Kaschmir,
Japanese:
カシミヤ
cashmere
1684, old spelling of Kashmir, Himalayan kingdom where wool was obtained from long-haired goats. As a name for this kind of woolen fabric, favored for shawls, etc., or for the shawls themselves, it is attested from 1822.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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